Update FAQ about 32-bit versus 64-bit entries

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@@ -297,9 +297,12 @@ Some entries should not have modern system versions replaced. See below.
## Q: I can't get some entries to work in 64-bit systems that don't support 32-bit!
Unfortunately some older entries are non-portable and require 32-bit support of
Unfortunately some older entries are non-portable and require 32-bit support or
32-bit binaries. A problem system here is macOS Catalina (10.15) as as of that
version macOS no longer supports 32-bit binaries.
version macOS no longer supports 32-bit binaries. If the entry acts on a certain
type of binary, say ELF, then that will also be a problem depending on the
entry. For example [2001/anonymous](2001/anonymous/README.md) requires 32-bit
ELF binaries.
There are numerous example entries that require 32-bit binaries. We have tried
to note these in both the respective Makefiles and README.md files but it is
@@ -309,6 +312,9 @@ for 64-bit systems. Many were fixed to work with modern systems but some are
supposed to only work with 32-bit systems so any updated version of these
entries should be an alternate version.
Other entries like [2001/herrmann2](/thanks-for-fixes.md#2001herrmann2-readmemd)
now work with 32-bit AND 64-bit systems.
## Q: Under macOS I can't compile some entries and/or they don't work right. Why?